Change the Law Contest

I’ve been reading the experts predictions of the series. Naturally, they are all picking the Tigers. You can’t fault them. The AL was superior, and we won 83 games.

But one “expert” stands out. Keith Law. I’m worried about Keith. He may well be one Cardinal win away from climbing a Bristol bell tower and picking off his fellow employees.

It’s not that Law picks against the Cards. Everyone does that. It’s that he seems genuinely depressed by our success. The day after writing a Cards/Mets preview, Law wrote about how the Padres choked away the series.

He picked the Mets, of course, and seemed to feel like someone had beaten up his dog after we won. Just consider the lead of that story:

“The Mets paid the ultimate price for their inability to get the Cardinals' worst hitter out, and the National League's best team was toppled by its sixth- or seventh-best team, giving us Fox's worst nightmare of a World Series -- and a pretty sizable mismatch to boot.”

It got worse the rest of the way, basically saying the Mets stunk up the joint, and that the Cards didn't deserve to win.

Finally, in the preview for the Series, Law wrote:

“(By the way, why aren't the media calling Pujols a non-clutch choker after his one-RBI performance in the NLCS? Why aren't people arguing that the Cardinals would be better off if they had traded him?)”

Your anagrams are showing, Dr. Lector.

You can say the Cards are mediocre, or even a bad playoff team. But when you pile on Pujols, you're showing your bias. Perhaps the one RBI had something to do with the one at-bat with RISP. Perhaps the five runs scored, including three in a crucial game 2 may have been important in the eyes of St. Louisans.

Law seems blinded by depression or hatred. I can't tell which.

So here it is. I think Keith Law needs cheering up. I feel bad for the guy, and I’m worried that Jayson Stark and Buster Olney could be in danger.

So, I’m willing to spend $50 to cheer him up. The best idea I can execute for that price will be done.